Baka language (South Sudan) should not be confused with Baka language.
| Baka | |
| States: | South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Nilo-Saharan |
| Fam2: | Central Sudanic |
| Fam3: | Bongo–Bagirmi |
| Fam4: | Bongo–Baka |
| Iso3: | bdh |
| Glotto: | baka1274 |
| Glottorefname: | Baka (Sudan) |
Baka (Tara Baka) is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan, with the majority living in an area centered on Maridi, South Sudan, but also a couple thousand speakers in the DRC. It has consonants with trilled release such as pronounced as //dr// and pronounced as //ɡ͡bʙ//.
A 2013 survey reported that the Baka were the largest ethnic group in Maridi County, South Sudan. They also live in Baka Boma, Tore Payam, Yei County, South Sudan.[1]
| Labial | Alveolar | Alveopalatal | Velar | Labiovelar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop: | ||||||
| Voiceless | p | t | c | k | kp | |
| Voiced | b | d | g | gb | ||
| Prenasalized | mb | nd | ŋg | ŋmgb | ||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | 'y | |||
| Nasal: | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Trill: | ||||||
| Voiceless | tr | kʙ̥ | ||||
| Voiced | ʙ | dr | gʙ | |||
| Prenasalized | ndr | ŋmgʙ | ||||
| Fricative: | ||||||
| Voiceless | f | s | ||||
| Voiced | v | z | ||||
| Prenasalized | nv | nz | ||||
| Flap: | ⱱ̟ | r | ř | |||
| Lateral: | l | |||||
| Semivowel: | w | y |
| High | ʟ | ʊ | ||
| Low | ɞ | a | ɔ |
| High | i | u | ||
| Low | e | ə | o |